On 13 July at
its Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, Bonhams will offer the
ultimate Bond car – the 1965 Aston Martin DB5 driven by James
Bond (Pierce Brosnan) in the 1995 motion picture GoldenEye.
The estimate is £1,200,000-1,600,000.

The DB5 has become synonymous with James Bond, and this example
featured in the famous opening chase scene of GoldenEye
where Bond dices with arch villainess Xenia Onatopp in her
Ferrari through the hills above Monaco.

When purchased by the current owner in 2001, the car became the
most valuable piece of Bond memorabilia ever sold. It has been
on display at both The National Motor Museum and the Bond in
Motion exhibition at Covent Garden.

Sholto Gilbertson, Bonhams Motor Cars Department Director,
commented: 'The DB5 is one of the most recognisable and
desirable British classic cars in the world - it is also the
ultimate Bond car. Every fan remembers Pierce Brosnan tearing
through the hills in this car, and it must be up there as one of
the most thrilling Bond car chases in history. This Aston Martin
is something very special indeed.'

007 MAGAZINE
has been informed of the passing of editor and sound editor
Peter Musgrave. In a long and distinguished career, Peter worked
on four James Bond films between 1983 and 1995: Never Say
Never Again (additional editing), The Living Daylights
(sound editor), Licence To Kill (sound editor) and
GoldenEye (dialogue editor).

He began his
career in the late 1940s working as assistant sound editor (uncredited)
on the classic Ealing comedies Passport To Pimlico and
Kind Hearts and Coronets (both 1949).

In 1961 Peter
was the dubbing editor on The Innocents directed by Jack
Clayton. He worked for Clayton again in the same capacity on
The Pumpkin Eater (1964). Other notable films included sound
editor on The Hill (1965) starring Sean Connery, and
dubbing editor on Alfie (1966), which starred Michael
Caine and was directed by Lewis Gilbert who died earlier this
year.

In 1972 Peter
edited the Hammer Horror film Vampire Circus. His final film
was The Saint (1997) on which he worked as ADR editor.

MAY 2018 - Bond at Bletchley Park: Illustrations and Inspirations

Art
exhibition celebrating James BondFriday, 25 May 2018 — Sunday, 14 October 2018
From 09:30 to 17:00 Free with admission

This summer
James Bond comes to Bletchley Park. On display in Hut 12, a
temporary art exhibition celebrates Ian Fleming’s original James
Bond series, as well as the most recent 007 novels written by
Anthony Horowitz.

It also includes a special section presenting new research into
Fleming’s connection to Bletchley Park and explores how his work
in naval intelligence helped inspire the creation of the James
Bond books.
FULL DETAILS

APRIL 2018 - Royal Festival Hall - Anthony Horowitz on James Bond

Royal
Festival Hall, The
Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX - 1st June 2018
(approx run time 150 minutes)

Join Anthony
Horowitz in conversation as he discusses his new 007 novel and
the explosive prequel to CASINO ROYALE, FOREVER AND A DAY.

Anthony Horowitz is one of the most prolific and successful
writers in the UK today. He has written over 40 books, including
the bestselling Alex Rider series, about a teen spy,
which is estimated to have sold 19 million copies worldwide.

Horowitz is also an acclaimed writer for adults, and worked with
the Conan Doyle Estate to write two new Sherlock Holmes novels,
The House of Silk (2011) and Moriarty (2014).

His stand-alone novel, Magpie Murders (2016), won
critical acclaim and was followed by The Word is Murder
(2017), the first in a series of detective novels.

In 2015, Ian Fleming Publications and The Ian Fleming Estate
asked him to write a continuation James Bond novel, TRIGGER
MORTIS. His second Bond novel, FOREVER AND A DAY is published on
31 May 2018.

It's 1954 and British patriot Sir Hugo Drax (Samuel West) has
built an atomic rocket, Moonraker, vital to Britain's defences.
It's ready for a trial launch. But after a double-murder, James
Bond (Toby Stephens) goes undercover at Moonraker's secret base.
He and agent Gala Brand (Katherine Kingsley) discover possible
treachery. Can they prevent a catastrophe?

Archie Scottney's compelling dramatization of Ian Fleming's
novel is Jarvis and Ayres' seventh Bond on Radio 4. Janie Dee,
John Standing and Julian Sands return as Moneypenny, M and Q.
Jared Harris is Head of Special Branch, Patricia Hodge a hearty
missile expert, Ian Ogilvy a BBC man, and Nigel Anthony is a
Peter Lorre-inspired Krebs.

MARCH 2018 - Special James Bond collectors coins released

3 March 2018

The Royal
Mint produces Bond 10p piece

The Royal Mint has revealed a brand-new collection of 10p coins
which map out the A-Z of what makes Britain great with B
standing for Bond. The James Bond coin features the iconic gun
barrel and 007 logo. The entire collection will be rolling out
into circulation across the country from today, and will be
available at selected Post Offices from this week. A collectors’
folder, and silver proof and uncirculated versions of the 10p
coins, will be available to purchase from The Royal Mint
website. The coins will also be available to purchase at
Bond in
Motion, London Film Museum.

The UK hardback
cover for FOREVER AND A DAY was revealed today. The cover design
for Anthony Horowitz’s second Bond novel cleverly ties the
French Riviera setting to the deadly world of espionage with a
luxury yacht doubling as a bullet shooting from a gun.

To celebrate
that FOREVER AND A DAY is a prequel to CASINO ROYALE, Vintage UK
will be releasing a new paperback edition of Ian Fleming’s first
James Bond adventure with a special introduction by Anthony
Horowitz. The cover design compliments the style of the FOREVER
AND A DAY hardback and draws on the themes of violence, card
play and shattered romance. FULL STORY

Three-time
James Bond film director Lewis Gilbert has died at the age of
97. In a varied career spanning six decades, Gilbert directed
many classic and iconic British films including Reach For The
Sky (1956), The Admirable Crichton (1957), Carve
Her Name With Pride (1958) and Sink The Bismark!
(1960).

Following his
great success with Alfie (1966), Gilbert was invited to
become the third James Bond director with the epic You Only
Live Twice in 1967.

A decade later
when Albert R. Broccoli became the sole producer of the Bond
series, Lewis Gilbert was invited back to direct The Spy Who
Loved Me (1977), which became a huge international success.
He returned to direct Moonraker in 1979, which again
surpassed the box-office of its predecessor, becoming the
highest-grossing film of the series until GoldenEye in
1995.

Following his
three Bond films, Gilbert returned to directing low-budget
British films with the acclaimed Educating Rita (1983)
and Shirley Valentine (1989), both adapted from plays by
Willy Russell.

The bespoke,
midnight-blue 2014 Centenary Edition Vanquish - numbered 007 -
will be offered on 20 April in New York. Sale proceeds will
benefit
The
Opportunity Network, which helps young people with career
development.

The
limited-edition car was further customised by Craig in
partnership with Marek Reichman, Aston Martin’s Chief Creative
Officer. Estimated at $400,000-600,000, the car is left-hand
drive and street-ready.

‘This Aston Martin Vanquish is a tour de force of automobile
engineering and a distinct pleasure to drive,’ says Craig.
‘While I will miss it, I am keen to further the very important
work of The Opportunity Network with its sale.’

John Gavin the
American actor and former US Ambassador to Mexico has died at
the age of 86.

Gavin's two
most famous screen roles were in 1960 when he starred as Sam
Loomis in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, and then as Julius
Caesar in Stanley Kubrick's Spartacus. Following the
departure of George Lazenby after On Her Majesty's Secret
Service (1969), Bond producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R.
Broccoli were looking for a new 007 and considered a number of
American actors including Adam West, Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds. In early
1971 John Gavin was signed to play James Bond in Diamonds Are
Forever which would start shooting in April of that year.

Distributors
United Artists were not convinced and eventually persuaded Sean
Connery to return for a record-breaking $1.25 million and a 10%
cut of the gross profits. Luckily, John Gavin had made a
pay-or-play deal and was reportedly compensated with $50,000. To
date John Gavin is the only actor ever to be signed as James Bond but
never actually play the part. He was briefly considered again
for Live And Let Die (1973) before the role was offered
to Roger Moore.

Gavin was
appointed U.S. Ambassador to Mexico in June 1981 by President
Ronald Reagan and served until June 12, 1986. He was also
president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1971-1973.

FEBRUARY 2018 - New James Bond Novel FOREVER AND A DAY to be
published in May 2018

8 February
2018

Anthony
Horowitz’s second James Bond novel using original material by
Ian Fleming will be published in the UK on Thursday 31 May 2018
and in the autumn in the US. FOREVER AND A DAY is a prequel to
CASINO ROYALE, Fleming’s first 007 novel, and will explore the
origins of the world’s most famous secret agent.

The sea
keeps its secrets. But not this time.

One body.
Three bullets. 007 floats in the waters of Marseille, killed by
an unknown hand.

It’s time
for a new agent to step up. Time for a new weapon in the war
against organised crime.

It’s time
for James Bond to earn his licence to kill.

This is the
story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the
French Riviera.